[StBernard] Jer (to live or not to live in St. Bernard)

Westley Annis Westley at da-parish.com
Wed Mar 19 20:06:27 EDT 2008


My sentiments exactly. After living and working in St. Bernard for 30
plus years I feel that it will always be home to me. I still have many
friends and family who reside there. AND I still love it. God Bless. Ben

----- Original Message -----

> There have been several points going back and forth over whether or not

> Jer's posts are worthwhile.

>

> Since they are going through, you can rest assured that I think they are

> worthwhile.

>

> While Jer's emails can be long at times, I personally think it is a good

> thing. We are caught in a world of sound bites, texting, and instant

> messaging where everything has to be said in 120 characters or less (go

> visit http://twitter.com or http://twitter.com/WestleyAnnis to see what

> I'm

> talking about). Jer has a gift for writing in a truly unique manner that I

> do find refreshing.

>

> Do I read all of his emails from top to bottom? Nope. And there are a few

> others that fall into that category also. If I'm pressed for time, I'll

> skim

> it quickly and let it go through. Jer has been participating long enough

> that I feel I can trust him not to say anything totally inflammatory or

> offensive. Of course, as a double edged sword, I do let some negative

> comments about him go through because I also feel he has proved himself as



> a

> "big boy" who is totally capable of defending himself and doesn't need to

> be

> shielded.

>

> Just because he doesn't live in da parish doesn't make his comments any

> less

> worthwhile. If living in the parish is a pre-requisite for participating

> in

> this list, not only would the size of this list drop tremendously, but it

> would also have to be disbanded since I, myself, do not live in St.

> Bernard

> nor do I have any plans for returning to St. Bernard in the future. It is



> a

> decision that my wife and I made on August 30, 2005 just by looking at the

> simple reality of the situation we were in, the future plans we had made

> beforehand, and where our support network was located.

>

> Knowing the decision that was already made, I could have washed my hands

> of

> St. Bernard Parish at that time and not let this list grow into what it

> has

> become. Many people thought I was trying to use the list as a means of

> jumpstarting a political future in St. Bernard, but I guess it took this

> past election cycle to prove them wrong.

>

> Everyone had to make the best decision for themselves and their family.

> For

> those of us not returning to St. Bernard, it doesn't make us bad folks or

> the enemy, but it does give us a different perspective. As "outsiders" we

> can now look at the progress, or lack thereof, and offer our opinions.

>

> For those living in St. Bernard, it doesn't mean you have to take our

> opinions and employ them, but we do hope you will at least listen to what

> we

> have to say and let it guide your actions as you rebuild the area we once

> called home.

>

> This list continues because I, and others like me, who no longer live in

> St.

> Bernard, still have an attachment to it. This is not a money maker for me.

> Even with the paid advertisers and donations I receive, it gets nowhere

> close to reimbursing me for the time and effort it takes to keep it going.



> I

> could easily give myself another hour or two a day by simply disbanding

> the

> list. After all, I no longer live in St. Bernard.

>

> Westley






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